2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,314 620 14.0 12.8-15.3 3,694 86.0 84.7-87.2
GENDER
Male 1,973 212 10.4 8.9-12.0 1,761 89.6 88.0-91.1
Female 2,341 408 17.4 15.6-19.4 1,933 82.6 80.6-84.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,724 390 14.0 12.5-15.6 2,334 86.0 84.4-87.5
Non-Hispanic Black 730 121 15.3 12.5-18.6 609 84.7 81.4-87.5
Non-Hispanic Other 236 39 16.1 11.2-22.4 197 83.9 77.6-88.8
Hispanic 579 64 10.3 7.9-13.4 515 89.7 86.6-92.1
AGE
18-34 966 140 14.9 12.5-17.8 826 85.1 82.2-87.5
35-44 659 90 12.4 10.0-15.4 569 87.6 84.6-90.0
45-54 680 110 15.2 12.3-18.5 570 84.8 81.5-87.7
55-64 707 113 15.5 12.6-18.9 594 84.5 81.1-87.4
65-74 658 91 13.1 10.3-16.5 567 86.9 83.5-89.7
75+ 567 62 10.5 7.4-14.7 505 89.5 85.3-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 403 49 13.2 9.5-18.0 354 86.8 82.0-90.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 935 139 13.8 11.4-16.6 796 86.2 83.4-88.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,135 160 14.1 11.9-16.7 975 85.9 83.3-88.1
College Graduate 1,818 272 14.6 12.8-16.5 1,546 85.4 83.5-87.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,311 272 20.5 17.9-23.4 1,039 79.5 76.6-82.1
No 2,858 325 11.1 9.8-12.6 2,533 88.9 87.4-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 500 37 7.0 4.8-10.0 463 93.0 90.0-95.2
Non-Veteran 3,804 583 15.0 13.7-16.4 3,221 85.0 83.6-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,328 329 13.5 12.0-15.2 1,999 86.5 84.8-88.0
Unemployed 203 23 13.4 8.0-21.6 180 86.6 78.4-92.0
Retired 1,154 149 12.7 10.4-15.3 1,005 87.3 84.7-89.6
Unable to Work 260 70 24.8 19.2-31.3 190 75.2 68.7-80.8
Other not in Labor Force 301 42 15.0 10.7-20.6 259 85.0 79.4-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 198 28 14.4 9.0-22.2 170 85.6 77.8-91.0
$15,000- 24,999 282 54 17.3 12.5-23.3 228 82.7 76.7-87.5
$25,000- 34,999 353 46 12.1 8.6-16.7 307 87.9 83.3-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 515 78 14.6 11.3-18.6 437 85.4 81.4-88.7
$50,000-74,999 502 59 10.9 8.1-14.3 443 89.1 85.7-91.9
$75,000-100,000 470 71 15.6 12.0-20.1 399 84.4 79.9-88.0
$100,000-150,000 451 67 15.7 12.1-20.2 384 84.3 79.8-87.9
$150,000+ 510 67 12.3 9.5-15.8 443 87.7 84.2-90.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,033 150 14.2 11.8-17.1 883 85.8 82.9-88.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 13 13.2 6.2-25.9 98 86.8 74.1-93.8
50% to 100% 265 44 17.5 12.6-23.7 221 82.5 76.3-87.4
101% to 150% 433 75 12.7 9.6-16.6 358 87.3 83.4-90.4
151% to 200% 212 32 15.3 10.4-21.9 180 84.7 78.1-89.6
More than 200% 2,185 299 13.8 12.2-15.7 1,886 86.2 84.3-87.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,033 150 14.2 11.8-17.1 883 85.8 82.9-88.2
HOUSING
Own 2,638 344 12.9 11.5-14.6 2,294 87.1 85.4-88.5
Rent 1,351 222 16.8 14.6-19.3 1,129 83.2 80.7-85.4
Other arrangement 290 51 16.2 12.0-21.6 239 83.8 78.4-88.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,509 225 14.9 12.9-17.2 1,284 85.1 82.8-87.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,252 172 13.5 11.4-15.9 1,080 86.5 84.1-88.6
Rural 1,553 223 13.5 11.6-15.8 1,330 86.5 84.2-88.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 888 128 13.4 10.9-16.4 760 86.6 83.6-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 218 16.1 13.9-18.7 1,148 83.9 81.3-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,060 274 12.7 11.2-14.5 1,786 87.3 85.5-88.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,514 187 11.4 9.6-13.4 1,327 88.6 86.6-90.4
2nd Quartile 1,378 213 15.3 13.2-17.6 1,165 84.7 82.4-86.8
3rd Quartile 1,041 158 15.0 12.5-17.9 883 85.0 82.1-87.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 381 62 15.2 11.2-20.3 319 84.8 79.7-88.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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